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Providing credit inquiry alerts

  • US 10,719,873 B1
  • Filed: 03/20/2017
  • Issued: 07/21/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/16/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

  • receiving, by a computing system comprising one or more computing devices configured with specific executable instructions, an inquiry request from a requesting entity, wherein the inquiry request includes a request for credit data associated with an individual, wherein the inquiry request is received prior to the inquiry request causing any change to credit data associated with the individual in a credit bureau database;

    in response to receiving the inquiry request;

    retrieving, by the computing system, contact information associated with the individual from an electronic data store, wherein the retrieved contact information includes at least one of a phone number, an IP address, or a device identifier associated with a mobile device of the individual;

    generating, by the computing system, an alert for delivery to the individual, the alert including information identifying the requesting entity, wherein the alert is generated (a) substantially in real time when the request for credit data is received, (b) before or contemporaneously with a processing by a credit bureau of the request for credit data, and (c) without reference to credit data or financial data associated with the individual, wherein the alert includes a selectable option that enables the individual to indicate that the individual does not authorize credit data to be provided to the requesting entity;

    electronically providing the alert to the individual based on the retrieved contact information, wherein electronically providing the alert to the individual comprises sending, by the computing system, the alert to the mobile device of the individual as at least one of;

    a push notification or an automated text message, wherein the alert activates an application operating on the mobile device to cause display of the selectable option that enables connection to the computing system over the Internet, wherein the alert includes the selectable option for display as at least one of a link or a button;

    receiving a response, by the computing system, from the mobile device of the individual indicating that the selectable option within the alert was selected; and

    based on the response received from the mobile device of the individual, automatically preventing the computing system from releasing credit data associated with the individual to the requesting entity.

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